Coffee producing country Ethiopia | what is the grade standard of fine coffee beans G1 Q1 and its new rules

Ethiopia has always been a big coffee country, where thousands of coffee trees are planted. She is not only the treasure of coffee, but also the moonlight in the hearts of many coffee lovers.

With regard to the grading of raw beans in Ethiopia, let's study the following:

The grading of the Ethiopian Coffee Bureau is based on two criteria: cup test and raw bean quality:

First, cup test quality: according to the cleanliness of raw beans, the characteristics of producing areas, cup test flavor, the characteristics of the beans.

Second, the quality of raw beans: in addition to measuring the taste of the cup, it should also be graded according to the shortcomings of the sampled raw beans. 300 grams of raw beans were randomly selected for testing, and classified according to the number of defects calculated by sampling, Ethiopian coffee was divided into 9 grades: high-quality grades were G1 and G2, and the other grades were G3murG9 and G6, which were only limited to the domestic market.

After the establishment of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, there are two levels of Q1 and Q2 for fine beans. Bean hunters in Ethiopia do not rely on the official levels of Q1 or Q2, but mainly rely on the actual cup test quality results, supplemented by the inspection of raw beans.

The new system of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange:

In 2008, with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development, Ethiopia established a state-run commodity exchange, which aims to make transactions transparent and give farmers a reasonable income. it also makes the government aware of market flows and controls Ethiopia's most important foreign exchange earnings. Ethiopia is almost dominated by a small-scale peasant economy, and trading stations have been set up in the main producing areas of the country so that both prices and transactions can be guaranteed by the state. According to regulations, coffee transactions across the country must go through exchanges, and only a very small number of private farms or production cooperatives can trade directly with foreign buyers.

Despite good intentions, many of the rules of the Ethiopian Mercantile Exchange run counter to the logic of international boutique buyers. For example, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange believes that raw beans from the same production area and the same grade should be substitutable, and that there should be no difference between the batches harvested earlier in December and those in February of the following year. As long as the appearance and shortcomings of raw beans belong to the same grade and the same legal marked producing area, they will be classified as coffee of the same grade, and the flavor characteristics of different batches are not taken into account in this grading method.

Ethiopia has always been a big coffee country, where thousands of coffee trees are planted. She is not only the treasure of coffee, but also the moonlight in the hearts of many coffee lovers.

With regard to the grading of raw beans in Ethiopia, let's study the following:

The grading of the Ethiopian Coffee Bureau is based on two criteria: cup test and raw bean quality:

First, cup test quality: according to the cleanliness of raw beans, the characteristics of producing areas, cup test flavor, the characteristics of the beans.

Second, the quality of raw beans: in addition to measuring the taste of the cup, it should also be graded according to the shortcomings of the sampled raw beans. 300 grams of raw beans were randomly selected for testing, and classified according to the number of defects calculated by sampling, Ethiopian coffee was divided into 9 grades: high-quality grades were G1 and G2, and the other grades were G3murG9 and G6, which were only limited to the domestic market.

After the establishment of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, there are two levels of Q1 and Q2 for fine beans. Bean hunters in Ethiopia do not rely on the official levels of Q1 or Q2, but mainly rely on the actual cup test quality results, supplemented by the inspection of raw beans.

The new system of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange:

In 2008, with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development, Ethiopia established a state-run commodity exchange, which aims to make transactions transparent and give farmers a reasonable income. it also makes the government aware of market flows and controls Ethiopia's most important foreign exchange earnings. Ethiopia is almost dominated by a small-scale peasant economy, and trading stations have been set up in the main producing areas of the country so that both prices and transactions can be guaranteed by the state. According to regulations, coffee transactions across the country must go through exchanges, and only a very small number of private farms or production cooperatives can trade directly with foreign buyers.

Despite good intentions, many of the rules of the Ethiopian Mercantile Exchange run counter to the logic of international boutique buyers. For example, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange believes that raw beans from the same production area and the same grade should be substitutable, and that there should be no difference between the batches harvested earlier in December and those in February of the following year. As long as the appearance and shortcomings of raw beans belong to the same grade and the same legal marked producing area, they will be classified as coffee of the same grade, and the flavor characteristics of different batches are not taken into account in this grading method.